A message from the Hirsch family in Coral Springs, Florida:
Our grandfather Nachman Tuvia Ben Moshe Shimon, whom we loved very dearly, passed away over two weeks ago.
Since his passing, no one has had the chance to sit Shiva in his honor and his body remains on ice while a court date looms ahead.
Our grandfather had a second marriage to a non-Jewish woman who unfortunately has decided to cremate his body. He has no living will and had no advanced directives put down in writing. He was a traditional man who loved carrying on in his Jewish customs, but our step-grandmother has taken matters into her own hands and wishes to cremate his body, which he verbally expressed many times to us while alive that cremation was always against his wishes as well as it being against Jewish law.
In order to cover extensive court costs and out-of-state fees we are asking you to please open your hearts and not let a Jewish soul go unnoticed. Please help us give our grandfather a fighting chance in court in order to put his body in the right place.
Click here to help:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-proper-burial-for-nachman-tuvia-ben-moshe-shimon?utm_campaign=p_cp_url&utm_medium=os&utm_source=customer
Unfortunately, there are way too many others who have been through this horrible situation. Is there some way that people who have had success can contact you and tell you how they successfully fought this – either in Court or other means.
May you and your Zeide see revealed good !!
They may even be headquartered in Florida because there are so many elderly Yidden there. They could hopefully give you practical tips on how to speak to the wife. Moshiach should come immediately but this is why it is so important to get a persons desires for after 120 down in WRITING – conversations don’t count for much legally.
Very helpful organization in Florida that helped us with my brother-in-law in Florida and was about to be cremated. No court battled involved though.